Functional genomics: going forwards from the databases.
Extrapolating systematically from gene sequence to function is undoubtedly the major challenge facing industry and academia alike as we approach the end of the millennium. Many electronic and laboratory approaches are being developed to meet this challenge but the rate of evolution of these is not keeping pace with the speed of sequence generation.
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SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Harlow, Essex, UK. sohaila_rastan-1@sbphrd.com
Beeley
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